Table 1 Characteristics of the study sites
From: Clinical education in undergraduate nursing in Ghana: a gap analysis
Study site | Final-year student population | Educational programmes | Clinical placement sites (CPSs) | Type of health facility or hospital | Bed capacity | Number of preceptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Site 1 | 135 | RGN RCHN | CPS1 CPS2 | Teaching Municipal | 306 150 | 20 19 |
Site 2 | 228 | RGN RM | CPS1 CPS2 | Regional Teaching | 470 531 | 25 10 |
Site 3 | 134 | RGN RM | CPS1 CPS2 | Municipal Polyclinic | 96 50 | 13 3 |
Site 4 | 247 | RGN RM | CPS1 CPS2 | Regional Municipal | 262 103 | 30 3 |